Environment
The world is emitting 3 million masks every minute, that mountain of garbage is becoming a ticking time bomb
When the Covid-19 pandemic is over, the masks will remain there, not decomposing for tens, even hundreds of years.
Environment
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Health
Pharmaceuticals pollute rivers, experts warn of next pandemic
A new study shows that man-made drugs are seriously polluting the world's rivers
Oceanography
Marine fish grow slowly because of plastic pollution and global warming
Scientists at the University of Sydney found that fish exposed to the industrial chemical BPA in warm waters often need more food to grow and reach a certain size.
Scientific application
Successfully extracted rare earth element from waste
Rice University has successfully recovered rare earth elements from trash with important properties for electronics and green technology.
Conquer Mars
Algae can survive in a Mars-like environment
New research on algae raises hopes for a future where humanity can turn barren Mars into a planet as green as Earth.
Environment
Dust storm like 'doomsday' hits town in Australia
A terrible dust storm hits an Australian town and creates a scene like
Discover science
Detected mercury pollution in the deepest part of the ocean
Chinese submersibles discovered large amounts of mercury accumulated in the deepest parts of the ocean, including the Mariana Trench.
Environment
How does plastic waste move around the Earth?
New NASA graphic shows the path of microplastics around the oceans across the Earth's surface.
Environment
Microplastics - An incalculable danger to the ocean
The ocean is facing dangers from plastic waste, nylon ropes used on fishing boats is one of the causes.
Discover science
The Ames Window Illusion: Something that can make you doubt both the universe and human science
Modern science is recognizing that the speed of light traveling in a vacuum is constant and equal in all directions, based on observations and experiments.
Science Events
Marine Environmental Restoration: Female Scientist Wins Excellence Award
According to estimates by environmentalists, every year, millions of tons of waste of all kinds, from inorganic to organic and toxic substances are introduced into sea w…
Food safety
Be careful with toxins generated from vacuum-sealed food
Experts warn that food stored in an anaerobic environment such as vacuum can produce extremely dangerous botulinum toxin.
New technology
Sustainable home design for up to 500 years from environmentally friendly materials
Zome's house uses environmentally friendly materials that are resistant to water, moss and fire up to 1,200 degrees Celsius.
Biology
What about the 'Jurassic park' experiment if replacing dinosaurs with mosquitoes?
Release genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild to reduce the number of mosquito bites in Florida, USA, but many scientists fear will become experiments such as 'J…
Environment
Ancient paintings are 'rising from the grave'
A recent oil spill in the Arctic Circle in Russia is the first sign of the unpredictable calamities coming from global warming.